PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
3
Czech Republic
3
England
1
France
2
Germany
5
Italy
33
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Spain
7
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Austria
1
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Bologna
6
Brussels
3
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
2
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
4
France
4
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Hradec Králové
2
Italy
2
Maastricht
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
3
Milan
3
Modena
5
Naples
3
Northamptonshire
1
Prague
1
Rome
5
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1
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2
Siena
2
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2
Staffarda
1
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1
Toledo
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Venice
2
Vic
1
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
68
Physical type
choirbook
56
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
68
Format
upright
68
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
18
none visible
37
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
37
dark brown
7
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
9
freehand
5
single rastrum
59
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
26
11
16
12
16
13
5
14
2
15
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
7
6
13
7
13
8
17
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
27
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
40
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
59
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
38
single
36
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
68
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
33
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
51
notation extended into margin
25
other
6
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
33
dark brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
2
void mensural
66
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
24
poor
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
2
end symbol
12
none
4
pointers
6
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
20
German
2
Italian
7
Latin
64
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
59
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
25
untexted
32
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
14
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
23
poor
11
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
2
brown
37
dark brown
8
red
16
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
48
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
20
occasionally
8
often
11
rarely
9
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
2
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
12
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
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Physical format: upright
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Material: paper
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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